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Mother sues for veto on daughters morning-after pill

THE mother of two teenage girls is taking legal action to prevent them being prescribed the morning-after pill at school without her being informed.

Julie Kosmala, whose daughters are aged 15 and 12, wants to defend her right as a parent to be involved in decisions affecting such a vital part of her children’s upbringing.

Her daughters’ school is offering “fast-track” appointments for girls below the age of sexual consent to be supplied with the morning-after pill and for boys to obtain free condoms without their parents’ knowledge.

It is following national guidance from the Department of Health and the Department for Education and Skills that says children “under 16” should have access to contraception.

Last year the health department issued guidance to doctors and nurses saying they did not need to inform parents even when arranging abortions for children under 16.